Pop Music
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After decades, ABBA have finally produced new music. So why are their older fans still unhappy?
This disappointment is understandable if you think about fandom as a reciprocal relationship.
Shanika Ranasinghe, The Conversation
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For ‘Paree Hoon Main’ singer Suneeta Rao, ‘to be called a popstar is the ultimate compliment’
The artist talks about her new single ‘Vaada Karo’ and looks back on her Indipop career.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Why Baba Sehgal is the gift that keeps giving
The singer’s latest tweets prove his ability to latch on to a trend and ride it.
Amit Gurbaxani
Trending
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A jail sentence for Rahul Gandhi in India’s new vishwaguru democracy
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Rahul Gandhi disqualified as Lok Sabha MP a day after conviction in defamation case
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China’s dam-building spree on Mekong River has turned Thai fishing villages into ‘ghost towns’
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Aata Saata: An age-old custom of bartering brides survives till today in Rajasthan
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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The BTS cheat sheet: The beginner’s guide to the planet’s most successful pop group
How the Korean band rose to glory.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Listen: ‘Angel Eyes’ singer Raghav’s new song ‘Sufi’ is about unconditional love
Raghav, best known for 2000s hits like ‘Angel Eyes’ and ‘Can’t Get Enough’ released his new song on JioSaavn’s Artist Originals platform.
Scroll Staff
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‘Maybe we just got happier’: British duo Oh Wonder on their career ahead of Indian digital concert
The duo will be performing for Vh1 India’s ‘Quaratunes’ series of digital concerts on April 20.
Devarsi Ghosh
Video
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Watch: Tornado swirling up to a height of 120,000 kilometres observed on the surface of the sun
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‘Petulant’: Australian panelist on TV, describing India’s response to High Commission attack in UK
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Watch this video from the cockpit of a glider plane as it crashes into a building
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Watch: This basset hound patiently taught puppy to use the dog door
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Watch: Rocket with 3D-printed components lifts off successfully (though it fails to reach its orbit)
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Press play (and wipe away the tears): The ultimate 1990s Indipop songlist
From ‘Paree Hoon Main’ to ‘Purani Jeans’ via ‘Made in India’ and ‘Tanha Dil’, it’s all here.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Meet BTS, the biggest boy band on the planet
Their compilation album ‘Love Yourself: Answer’ sold 2.5m copies – that's twice as many as One Direction’s last album.
Stephanie Dennison, The Conversation & Stefania Pozzi, The Conversation
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Swedish pop group Abba announce comeback after 35 years
The band said they had recorded two new songs in which they perform as their computer-generated avatars.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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‘Parineeta’ director Pradeep Sarkar dies at 68
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Malayalam movie ‘Family’ is an elegant study in elision
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Watch this all-nun rock-and-roll band selling out concerts in Latin America
The Peruvian group Sister Monica and the Siervas plays a mix of pop, rock and Latin pop.
Scroll Staff
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What happens when Queen’s hit ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is acted out?
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Shweta D'Souza
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How musicians in Pakistan found their niche in cinema – again
As pop music shrinks in the mainstream, soundtracks for Pakistani movies and television shows are providing guaranteed paycheques.
Ahmer Naqvi
The Field
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WPL 2023, Eliminator: Harmanpreet Kaur and Alyssa Healy’s teams go head-to-head in first knockout
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Indian hockey: Salima Tete awarded AHF Emerging Player of the Year for her performances in 2022
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Sports world daily: Lionel Messi scores 800th goal; Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane break records
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Swiss Open Super 300: Satwik-Chirag survive match points to win; Prannoy, defending champ Sindhu out
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Boxing World C’ships: Nikhat Zareen brings her best yet to reach final, Nitu reverses 2022 setback